Kenston Forest stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Southampton Academy Raiders with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Kenston Forest who now have four in a row.
Tine Sledd made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sledd has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sledd was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jobe Sullivan was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Logan Moon, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Southampton Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Whitehead, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Kenston Forest's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Southampton Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3.
Kenston Forest will head out on the road to square off against Life Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Southampton Academy, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Portsmouth Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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